Motorbaiks is the band from Transit guitarist René Baiker, the man behind writing, recording, and producing the new Cd „Sold Your Soul“ in his studio in Switzerland. Together with Don James Ayer, a writer / musician from Canada, Motorbaiks was born.
The lineup of MOTORBAIKS is complete since the end of September 2008. After the breakup with the singer Don J. Ayer, Mace Mitchell (S.A.G.EM), an American with Swiss roots, is the front man, Markus Eberle hits the drums (Dirty Bastards, Tin Pan Alley), and Bruno Veneri plays the bass.
On the new album, you can hear the fun these guys are having. Not just in the varied mix of songs they chose but you can actually hear the party. Pure, honest, Rock and Roll with a flavour you can savour. This is the band, this is the sound, this is Motorbaiks.
René is not unknown in Switzerland and can look back on a long musical history with different levels of success. With Transit he was in the charts (best place: 8, Take Your Love, 1988), for example. Lots of tours in Switzerland and surrounding countries, six albums released with three in Japan. Over 10 videos were released in this time and are collected in the Dvd release TRANSIT-GREATEST HITS (K-tel Switzerland).
Since leaving Transit in 1993, René has been busy with various bands, applying his craft as a live musician, also engineering and producing other artists in his studio Die Klangfabrik.
Mace was born and raised by his Swiss parents in Baker/Strattonville NV (USA). Since 1992 he lives in Switzerland and he immediately founded his first rock band. He was a member of the Genesis Cover Band „Supper’s Ready“ for 12 years, and after a short musical stint in Spain, he founded the successful Heavy Metal band „S.A.G.EM“, which whom he produced three albums and also went on tour in Europe and Japan.
But there is more: beside his passion for heavy rock music, Mäse successfully completed a formation in classical vocal training which allowed him to win several national and international contests. Needless to say that with his powerful voice, he brings good vibes to each concert hall.
Since the beginning of September 2008 Mace is the front man of MOTORBAIKS and with his extensive experience both live and in studio, his presence on stage and his impressive vocal range, he is THE man for the job!
For the deep and pounding notes, with Bruno Veneri, MOTORBAIKS found a real old stager with a lot of experiences!
He is infected by rock music from the 60s and 70s, songs like Whole Lotta Love, Stairway To Heaven, Black Night, Paranoid etc. inspired him to become a passionate bass player. Bruno played in different bands, before he now improves with MOTORBAIKS, how much power lives in rock music!
At the tender age of 5 Markus started his drummer career. Obviously, he hit anything he could and, at the age of 9, he got his first drums. With his bands „Tin Pan Alley“ and „Dirty Bastards“ he toured in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.
Meanwhile Markus is a professional drummer. He teaches drums at his home studio as well as at different schools. He is also a demanded session drummer and he was involved in numerous projects. Markus was the last member to join MOTORBAIKS mid of September 2008 and he demonstrated his skills right at the first concert.
The band can rely on his groovy playing and he performs brilliantly even the most technical songs. A high class rock drummer!
